devil's darning-needlen.

Brit.

/ˌdɛvlz ˈdɑːnɪŋˌniːdl/, U.S.

/ˌdɛv(ə)lz ˈdɑrnɪŋˌnid(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: devil n., darning-needle n. at darning n. Compounds 2.

Etymology: < the genitive of devil n. + darning-needle n. at darning n. Compounds 2.In sense 1 apparently so called because dragonflies have long, thin bodies and were believed to be poisonous or otherwise harmful; with this sense compare earlier devil's needle n. 2.

1. Chiefly North American. A dragonfly or damselfly. Cf. devil's needle n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Odonata > member of (dragonfly)

adderbolt1483

dragonfly1626

bolt-head1668

libella1694

devil's needle1745

mayfly1747

horse-stinger1773

devil's darning-needle1809

demoiselle1835

adder1876

odonate1890

odonatan1944

1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. II. vi. iv. 105 They..bore as a standard three Devil's-darning-needles, volant, in a flame coloured field.

1854 Putnam's Monthly Mag. June 596/1 Now and then..a devil's-darning-needle would pertinaciously hover about our heads.

1901 Mass. Ploughman 10 Aug. 2/1 Devil's darning needles, are feared very generally..and children in this country think that these harmless insects will sew up their ears.

1939 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Ingleside xxxvii. 294 Slim blue dragonflies were glittering over the water..devil's-darning-needles, Susan called them.

1976 N. Amer. Rev. Spring 35/2 Devils-darning-needles hovered in two's..joined in wedlock.

2012 R. A. Raff Once we all had Gills vi. 67 One of our largest dragonflies, the green and blue Anax Junius, is called the ‘devil's darning needle’ for its association with the devil in folklore and its supposedly vicious stinger.

2. The plant shepherd's needle, Scandix pecten-veneris. Also: the long, needle-shaped seed pod of this plant. Also in plural in same sense. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1863 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants 182 Devil's darning needle,..in allusion to the long beaks of its seed vessels.

1881 Gardeners' Chron. 5 Nov. 588/2 The Shepherd's Needle..has also had the not very complimentary name of ‘the Devil's Darning Needles’ applied to it.

1920 W. E. Brenchley Weeds of Farm Land 222 Scandix pecten,..devil's darning-needle.

1965 Country Live 11 Feb. 283/1 Devil's Darning Needles, the long, sharp seed vessels of Scandix pecten, a small umbelliferous plant of cultivated fields.

2005 C. J. S. Thompson Myst. of Magic xxx. 299 The scandix is known as the ‘Devil's Darning Needles’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	devils darning-needle
释义	devil's darning-needlen. Brit. /ˌdɛvlz ˈdɑːnɪŋˌniːdl/, U.S. /ˌdɛv(ə)lz ˈdɑrnɪŋˌnid(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: devil n., darning-needle n. at darning n. Compounds 2. Etymology: < the genitive of devil n. + darning-needle n. at darning n. Compounds 2.In sense 1 apparently so called because dragonflies have long, thin bodies and were believed to be poisonous or otherwise harmful; with this sense compare earlier devil's needle n. 2. 1. Chiefly North American. A dragonfly or damselfly. Cf. devil's needle n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Odonata > member of (dragonfly) adderbolt1483 dragonfly1626 bolt-head1668 libella1694 devil's needle1745 mayfly1747 horse-stinger1773 devil's darning-needle1809 demoiselle1835 adder1876 odonate1890 odonatan1944 1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. II. vi. iv. 105 They..bore as a standard three Devil's-darning-needles, volant, in a flame coloured field. 1854 Putnam's Monthly Mag. June 596/1 Now and then..a devil's-darning-needle would pertinaciously hover about our heads. 1901 Mass. Ploughman 10 Aug. 2/1 Devil's darning needles, are feared very generally..and children in this country think that these harmless insects will sew up their ears. 1939 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Ingleside xxxvii. 294 Slim blue dragonflies were glittering over the water..devil's-darning-needles, Susan called them. 1976 N. Amer. Rev. Spring 35/2 Devils-darning-needles hovered in two's..joined in wedlock. 2012 R. A. Raff Once we all had Gills vi. 67 One of our largest dragonflies, the green and blue Anax Junius, is called the ‘devil's darning needle’ for its association with the devil in folklore and its supposedly vicious stinger. 2. The plant shepherd's needle, Scandix pecten-veneris. Also: the long, needle-shaped seed pod of this plant. Also in plural in same sense. Now rare. ΚΠ 1863 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants 182 Devil's darning needle,..in allusion to the long beaks of its seed vessels. 1881 Gardeners' Chron. 5 Nov. 588/2 The Shepherd's Needle..has also had the not very complimentary name of ‘the Devil's Darning Needles’ applied to it. 1920 W. E. Brenchley Weeds of Farm Land 222 Scandix pecten,..devil's darning-needle. 1965 Country Live 11 Feb. 283/1 Devil's Darning Needles, the long, sharp seed vessels of Scandix pecten, a small umbelliferous plant of cultivated fields. 2005 C. J. S. Thompson Myst. of Magic xxx. 299 The scandix is known as the ‘Devil's Darning Needles’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1809
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